| Real Name: |
Salma Hayek-Jimenez
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| Height: |
5'2"
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| Birthplace: |
Coatzacoalcos,
Veracruz, Mexico
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| Date of Birth: |
September
2, 1966
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| Husband/Partner: |
Still Dating
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| Contact Info: |
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| Personal
Quote: |
"I
keep waiting to meet a man who has more
balls than I do."
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Salma's parents sent her off to a Catholic boarding
school in Louisiana when she was 12 years old. Unfortunately,
Salma was a prankster and got expelled from the
school. She finished high school soon after that,
and lived for a couple of years with her aunt in
Houston before going to college at 17. She had decided
to study international relations.
But desire to become an actress won out, and she
confronted her parents about her decision to go
for a career as an actress. Facing opposition from
both of her parents, Salma started acting in plays
and tv shows. Her first huge role was in the a Mexican
soap opera called Teresa. Playing the leading character,
Salma rose in popularity all over Mexico.
All though her success was just huge, Salma wanted
more, and she left it all behind when she moved
to Hollywood in 1991. After 18 months of English
lessons and frantic auditions, she finally started
to adjust to the lifestyle. Her first big role came
after Salma's appearance on a cable-access talk
show that was witnessed by the Mexican-American
director Robert Rodriguez. It wasn't long before
Rodriguez got Salma to play the female lead in his
first major studio release, Desperado, which became
a runaway hit. This movie exposed Salma to the American
audience.
Salma appeared in a couple of other movies, including
Fair Game and Fled, and even though her roles were
small, she continued to further establish herself
as a main-stay actress. She also appeared in 54,
along with Neve Campbell and Mike Myers. She was
also the leading woman in Will Smiths' movie, Wild
Wild West. What can we expect in the future? Well,
we'll see. |
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Last
Update:
June 15, 2003
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Films:
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Frida (2002)
Hotel (2001)
Traffic (2000)
La Gran vida (2000)
Chain of Fools (2000)
Timecode (2000)
Wild Wild West (1999)
El
Coronel no tiene quien le escriba (1999)
Dogma (1999)
The Faculty (1998)
The Velocity of Gary (1998)
54 (1998)
Sistole Diastole (1997)
Breaking Up (1997)
Fools Rush In (1997)
Fled (1996)
Follow Me Home (1996)
From
Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
Fair Game (1995)
Four Rooms (1995)
Desperado (1995)
El Callejón de los milagros (1995)
Mi vida loca (1993)
Made for TV:
The Maldonado Miracle (2003)
In
the Time of the Butterflies (2001)
The Hunchback (1997)
Roadracers (1994)
Direct to Video: None
TV Shows:
El Vuelo del águila (1996)
The Sinbad Show (1993)
Teresa (1989)
Un Nuevo amanecer (1988)
Cartoon Voices: None
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